The most common disease affecting grass is Fusarium Patch Disease and can cause tremendous damage if not tackled immediately with a suitable fungicide, a treatment which may have to be repeated more than once.

The best weed treatment is prevention. This can be achieved by maintaining your lawn in good condition.

7 to 10 days after laying turf in the spring and summer, the grass should be well enough established to commence mowing.

For many years, bitches have taken the blame for destroying areas of lawn with their urine.

If you applied pre-turfing fertiliser during preparation prior to laying, your turf will have received all the fertiliser necessary to maintain healthy growth for at least two months after harvesting (depending on soil type ).

This is the medium that provides the plant nutrients. It is essential that this is a good organic loam.

Thee are many pests that can attack the health of your turf, here are a few.

Watering can be reduced to approx. 1 or 2 good soakings per week.